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"Love and Theft" · 2001

Lonesome Day Blues

A long, driving electric blues, the fifth track on "Love and Theft".

The words

A lonely, embittered man moves through a bleak day, nursing grief and threatening those who wronged him.

A man having a dreadful, lonely day pours out a string of grievances, losses and boasts, moving from family memories to threats against his enemies. The verses pile up loosely, as in old blues, mixing sorrow, humor and menace. A tough, relentless band groove pushes it along, and Dylan sings in a gravelly growl that keeps the mood both mournful and defiant.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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The words

A lonely, embittered man moves through a bleak day, nursing grief and threatening those who wronged him.

A man having a dreadful, lonely day pours out a string of grievances, losses and boasts, moving from family memories to threats against his enemies. The verses pile up loosely, as in old blues, mixing sorrow, humor and menace. A tough, relentless band groove pushes it along, and Dylan sings in a gravelly growl that keeps the mood both mournful and defiant.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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